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Campaign Politics and the Digital Divide

Constituency Characteristics, Strategic Considerations, and Candidate Internet Use in State Legislative Elections

Paul S. Herrnson

University of Maryland, College Park

Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown

Florida State University, Tallahassee

Matthew Hindman

Arizona State University, Tempe

The Internet has created a digital and a political divide. Just as the elderly, those less well educated, and some minorities are less likely to use the Internet than other Americans, candidates for lower-level offices are less likely to use it than presidential and congressional candidates. Beyond this, little is known about candidates' Internet use. Using data describing state legislative candidates' characteristics, campaigns, and districts, the authors find that candidates who have younger and better-educated constituents do more campaigning online. The number of years a candidate has spent in electoral politics also is relevant. The strategic and structural circumstances of the race have a major impact on candidates' Internet use.

Key Words: campaigns • digital divide • state legislature • state legislators • elections

Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 1, 31-42 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1065912906298527
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